Swiss football league submits plan for possible resumption of matches


The Swiss soccer league (SFL) says it has submitted an in depth plan to the federal government, drawn up in co-operation with well being consultants, for the potential resumption of coaching and matches within the aftermath of the coronavirus shutdown.

The Swiss authorities final week introduced a gradual finish to restrictions aimed toward curbing the unfold of the novel coronavirus, beginning with magnificence salons and hairdressers on April 27.

This raised hopes the soccer season, which was suspended on March 2, might get underway once more within the close to future.

Football in Europe is at the moment at a standstill though groups in neighbouring Germany and Austria have restarted coaching below strict social distancing restrictions in preparation for a resumption of their seasons.

The SFL stated in a press release that restarting the championship, even with matches performed behind closed doorways, may very well be a optimistic signal for the nation generally however was additionally obligatory to stop the monetary break of Swiss soccer.

“With the resumption of play with `ghost games` (matches without spectators), under scientific supervision and combined with a risk management concept, top football wants to send a signal that it is possible to return to something closer to normality as soon as possible,” it stated.

“This seems to be the only viable way to save Swiss professional football in its current form while at the same time complying with the important requirements for the protection of players and the population.”

The SFL, which teamed up with the Institute of Infectious Diseases (IFIK) at Bern University, stated the plan contained “possible scenarios for the resumption of training operations and the organisation of ghost games and is intended to serve as a basis for a decision by the authorities on professional football.”

It stated the paperwork had been additionally supposed as a basic information “to show how training, competitions and also leisure sports activities can take place again within the framework of the protective measures that are still in force”. 

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